John Melvin Poston
1910 - 1975 (64 years)-
Name John Melvin Poston [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 18 Dec 1910 Virginia, USA 
[2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Family Search ID LY24-H27 Residence 1920 Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA [5] Burial 1975 Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA [3] Death 5 Jul 1975 Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA [3, 4] Person ID I27091 Woodworth Ancestry Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
Father Charlie Marion Poston, b. 8 Jun 1865, Smyth County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Nov 1947, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) Relationship natural Mother Ida Lodema Hammonds, b. 11 Apr 1878 d. 28 Mar 1940 (Age 61 years) Relationship natural Family ID F18776 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Matilda Coe, b. 25 Dec 1912, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jul 2011, Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA (Age 98 years) Marriage 15 Jun 1931 Smyth County, Virginia, USA [2] Children 1. Charles Edward Poston, b. 1930, Smyth County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Nov 2016, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 2. Lois Mildred Poston, b. 10 Jan 1946, Smyth County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Aug 2018, Smyth County, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Living Family ID F18775 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
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Birth - 18 Dec 1910 - Virginia, USA 
Residence - 1920 - Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA 
Marriage - 15 Jun 1931 - Smyth County, Virginia, USA Burial - 1975 - Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA Death - 5 Jul 1975 - Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S371] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144140.
Record for Shirley Ann Poston
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9279&h=28383372&indiv=try - [S1187] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935.
Record for Jno Melvin Robt Poston
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62154&h=366117&indiv=try - [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for John M Poston
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=37890686&indiv=try - [S374] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014.
Record for John M Poston
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9278&h=1213150&indiv=try - [S11] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 110.
Record for Charles M Postum
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=58930794&indiv=try
- [S371] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144140.
